Puskás Award

Neymar scored six objectives amid Santos rushed to the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, tying him for third best goalscorer, including the securing objective of Santos' 4– 3 total prevail upon Cerro Porteño in the semifinals. In the two-legged last, Santos confronted Uruguayan side Peñarol and drew the principal leg 0– 0 in Montevideo. At home in the second leg, Neymar opened the scoring in the 46th moment as Santos hung on for a 2– 1 win and Neymar won Man of the Match honours. The win presented to Santos their first Copa Libertadores triumph since 1963, when Brazilian legend Pelé was playing for the club.

In September 2011, Santos club president Luís Ribeiro debilitated to report Real Madrid to FIFA following reports that they had endeavored to sign Neymar to a pre-contract understanding, and denied that such an assention was in place. On 9 November 2011, Neymar and Santos consented to an agreement expansion that would see the player remain with the club until after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The arrangement purportedly expanded Neymar's wages by half, to the levels that best European clubs would pay him. On 14 December 2011, Neymar scored the opening objective for Santos as they crushed Kashiwa Reysol 3– 1 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Japan, however neglected to score against Barcelona in the last on 18 December 2011, where Santos were vanquished 4– 0, completing as sprinters up in the competition. He won the 2011 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring a performance objective in the Brasileirão Série An against Flamengo, in a 5– 4 misfortune. On 31 December 2011, he won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year grant out of the blue, by a record edge, following in the strides of Diego Maradona, Romário, Pelé and Zico.